The best teams in the world are competing for a $400,000 prize and points towards the ESL Grand Slam VI championship. The tournament structure gives newer teams a real chance to surprise everyone and win against established rivals.
As a huge Counter-Strike fan, I’m really excited about ESL Pro League Season 22! It’s set up like a major tournament, which is awesome. It kicks off with Stage 1, giving some up-and-coming teams a chance to really make a name for themselves. Then, in Stage 2, all the biggest and best pro players join in. What’s cool is both stages have a ton of matches because they’re using a Swiss format, so you get to see a lot of action!
This article on esport.gg has everything you need to know about the Swiss Stages of CS2 ESL Pro League Season 22. You can find the stream link, a full schedule of matches, analysis of the top teams, and all the latest results. Find out which teams will make it to the Playoffs!
Stream: How to watch Swiss Stage matches at ESL Pro League Season 22
You can watch all of the ESL Counter-Strike Pro League Season 22 matches live on Twitch and YouTube. The stream is also available right here.
Schedule and format
The first phase of ESL Pro League Season 22, called the Swiss Stages, will last approximately two weeks. Here’s the schedule of matches.
- Sept. 28 – Oct. 2: Stage 1. The 16 invited and qualified teams play through the Swiss System matches. The top 8 advance further.
- Oct. 4 – Oct. 8: Stage 2. The 8 invited teams (with the highest VRS Global standings) join the 8 teams from Stage 1. It’s again a series of Swiss format matches. The top 8 teams advance to the Playoffs.
See the upcoming matches listed in the table below. On September 28th, Round 1 begins, and each team from Stage 1 will compete for an early advantage in the tournament with their first game.
| Estimate start time | Matches | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 a.m. CEST / 4:30 a.m. ET | G2 vs Rooster | HEROIC vs M8 |
| 1 p.m. CEST / 7 a.m. ET | 3DMAX vs IC Esports | Astralis vs Fluxo |
| 3:30 p.m. CEST / 9:30 a.m. ET | Legacy vs B8 | M80 vs Virtus.pro |
| 6 p.m. CEST / 12 p.m. ET | FURIA vs HOTU | GL vs NRG |
Talent reveal
The image below highlights all the talent who work during the ESL Pro League S22 streams.
Stage 1 teams, matchups, and results at ESL Pro League Season 22
ESL Pro League Season 22 kicks off with teams from various skill levels in Stage 1. While many are developing rosters, there are also some surprisingly competitive teams and even past tournament champions involved.
Teams need to win three matches to move forward, and they’ll have five rounds to do so. The graphic below details the matchups and outcomes from each round of Stage 1.
Stage 2 at CS2 ESL Pro League S22
Several of the best Counter-Strike 2 teams have automatically qualified for Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 22. We’ll find out who they’ll play against once Stage 1 is finished.
| Team VitalityTeam Falcons | MOUZAurora Gaming | Team SpiritFaZe Clan | The MongolZNAVI |
The tournament is using a Swiss System, where players need to win three out of five rounds to qualify for the Playoffs. Losing three games will result in being eliminated from the competition.
Top Contenders: A look at the ESL Pro League S22 favorites
This tournament is a grind, and honestly, I’ve been looking into CS2 esports betting – I found a really helpful article about ESL Pro League Season 22. Just a heads up though, if you’re thinking about betting, be careful and only do it for fun – you don’t want to end up disappointed!
Stage 1
In Stage 1, we can see a few big names.
- G2 Esports — The winners of BLAST Open Fall 2025 in London.
- FURIA — The winners of FISSURE Playground #2. It feels like the addition of FalleN to the roster strengthened the team substantially.
It’s been interesting to watch Astralis lately, especially with Emil “Magisk” Reif back on the team. Keep an eye on M80, 3DMAX, and HEROIC too – they’re all teams that could pull off some surprising wins.
Stage 2
In Stage 2, the true tournament favorites join the competition.
- Team Vitality — Fans anticipate their recovery to the tournament-winning form. The Austin Major winners sure can deliver that!
- MOUZ — After a somewhat disappointing result at BLAST Open Fall 2025, Dennis “sycrone” Nielsen, the coach, talked about organizational changes for the team. MOUZ have been coming really close to big CS2 esports trophies, and they absolutely deserve to win one.
- The MongolZ have been showing us a rollercoaster of performance, but they steadily progress with their results. The team won the Counter-Strike 2 EWC 2025.
NAVI, Team Spirit, and Team Falcons are generally expected to perform well in tournaments, but they haven’t been playing as strongly lately.
- Spirit comes to this event with more roster changes: Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich replaced Myroslav “zont1x” Plakhotia.
- NAVI won StarSeries Fall 2025, which was good cash but not a proper competition for this team.
- Team Falcons brings together big celebrities and the most prominent young players. Still, the legendary coach Danny “zonic” Sørensen can’t make this machine work flawlessly and with stable results.
Okay, so the ESL Pro League Season 22 Playoffs kick off on October 10th! It’s going to be a pretty straightforward bracket – one loss and you’re out. They’ll have a third-place match to decide who gets on the podium, and the big grand final is scheduled for October 12th. I’m hyped to see how it all plays out!
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